" Dishonorable," "contemptible," "shameful," "boorish," "inexcusable," "sordid," "deplorable," "immoral," "reckless," "disgraceful," "debased," "reprehensible," and "outrageous."
These are just a few of the words the Senate's Democrats used last week to describe the behavior of Bill Clinton -- behavior every last one of them, voting to acquit, apparently believes perfectly consistent with the powers and prerogatives of the American presidency. Such a man, the Democratic party concludes, is a worthy president. It is a party, THE SCRAPBOOK sadly concludes, without true patriots.
Worse, though, were the announcements last week of two Republican senators. "If I were a junior in a standard criminal case," said Olympia Snowe of Maine, "I would vote to convict him" of obstruction of justice. Jim Jeffords of Vermont agreed: "It is my belief that President Clinton gave misleading statements" and that "President Clinton did obstruct justice."
Snowe and Jeffords both voted to acquit. A man can and should remain president, they have determined, even after it's proved he is a felon. Happy Washington and Lincoln's birthdays.